AbbyPoss

Ms.Robillard
LA8Hour7
12March2015
ChildrenneedtobevaccinatedintheUS
Imagineyouarefouryearsoldandwakeupwithaterriblescratchingrashthatburnsyourskin.
Youhavetheurgetoscratcheverywhere,butupontouchingyourskinitfeelsasthoughyou
havejustbeentouchedbyahotflame.Thisisonlyoneofthemanyterribleeffectsofdiseases
thatcouldbepreventedwithvaccines.Peoplearedecidingnottovaccinatetheirchildren
becausetheythinkitcausesautism,thisleadstooutbreaksofdiseases.Theseoutbreaksof
diseaseswouldneverhappenwithparentsvaccinatingtheirchildbecausevaccinesdonotcause
autism

Vaccinesdon'tcauseautism,andarestillneededtopreventdiseases.Eventhoughsomemaysay
thatvaccinescauseautismthisisnottrue.O
verthelast15years,anumberofmajormedical
institutionshavereviewedtheevidencefromtheUnitedStatesandabroad(Wallace).Allhave
concludedthatthere'snolinkbetweenautismandexposuretothimerosalaingredientusedtobe
usedinvaccinesandissometimesusedverysmallamounts(
www.babycenter.com
).Scientists
donotknowwhatcausesautism(
www.autismspeaks.org
).
Vaccinesandingredientsinvaccines
havebeenscientificallyproventonotcauseautism(
www.autismspeaks.org
).Autism
foundationssuchasautismspeaks,highlyencouragesparentstovaccinatetheirchild.If
foundationslookingforthecuretoautismareencouragingparentstovaccinatetheirchildren

theystronglybelievethatautismisnotcausedbyvaccinations.Thereisalsoscientificevidence
provingthatvaccinesdonotcauseautism.Anotherreasonpeopleshouldgetvaccinatedis
parentshavestoppedvaccinatingtheirchildrenbecausemanydiseaseshavebeeneliminatedin
thiscountrythankstovaccines,butthatisnotalwaysthecaseinothercountriesandnations.The
CDCsaidthatdiseasesthatcanbepreventedbyvaccinesintheUSareonlyaplanerideaway
(VaccinesProCon.org).InPakistanalonetherewere93casesofPolioin2013and71casesof
polioin2014(VaccinesProCon.org)
.Thepolioviruscanbecarriedbyapersonwithout
symptomsforyears.Thispersoncanthengetanunvaccinatedchildoradultinfectedwithpolio
(VaccinesProCon.org).
Thisiswhypeopleshouldbevaccinatedtopreventthespreadof
diseasesintheUS.EventhoughdiseaseshavebeeneliminatedwithvaccinesintheUSthereis
stillariskforunvaccinatedpeopletogetadiseasefromanothercountry.Alsoitisimportantto
bevaccinatedifyoutraveltoadifferentcountry.Ifpeoplearen'tvaccinatedandvisitanother
countryorcomefromanothercountrytheyarearisktotherestofthepopulationsuchasinfants
whocannotbevaccinated.Youcanpreventgettinginfectedifyoureceivevaccinations.

Vaccinesdon'tcauseorrarelycausesideeffects.EllenClayton,MD,andProfessorofPediatrics
statedthat"TheMMRvaccinedoesnotcauseautismTheMMRandDTaPdonotcauseType
1diabetes.ThekilledfluvaccinedoesnotcauseBellspalsy,anditdoesnottriggerepisodesof
asthma(VaccinesProCon.org).Vaccinesdonotcauseautism,type1diabetes,asthmaorbells
palsy.Theseillnesseshavenothingtodowithvaccines.Thisisproventobetruewithextensive
researchdonebyveryintelligentdoctorsandscientists.

Vaccinesdon'tcausesideeffects.Anexampleofthisiscombinationvaccines.Combination
vaccines,likeMMR(measles,mumps,andrubella),havebeenusedwithoutadverseeffects
sincethemid1940s(VaccinesProCon.org).V
accineshavebeenusedforover50years.
Vaccineshavebeenusedwithoutunintendedsideeffectsforover50years.Vaccineshave
proventhattheycanbeusedtopreventdiseasesformanygenerationsovermanyyearswithout
unintendedsideeffects.Iftheywereunsafeorcausedunwantedsideeffectsvaccineswouldnot
havebeenusedbyhospitalsanddoctorsforthislong.

Vaccinesdon'torrarelycausesideeffects.ThedirectoroftheCenterforDiseaseControl
immunizationsafetyoffice,statedthatthemostoftenraresideeffectofvaccinesiscalled
anaphylaxis.Thisisasevereallergicreactionthatoccursin"oneperseveralhundredthousand
toonepermillionvaccinations(CDC).V
accinesveryrarelycausesideeffects.Onlyabout1
permillionkidswhogetvaccinationswillgetthissideeffect.Vaccinesalsoareusuallygivenin
doctorsofficesorhospitalswheretheyhaveequipmentandmedicalsuppliestostopan
anaphylaxisreactionifoneeverhappens.

Vaccinesareverysafe.Majormedicalinstitutionsstatethatvaccinesaresafe.
TheCDC(Center
forDiseaseControl),FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA),InstituteofMedicine(IOM),
AmericanMedicalAssociation(AMA),AmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP),UNICEF,US
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS),WorldHealthOrganization(WHO),Public
HealthAgencyofCanada,CanadianPaediatricSociety,NationalFoundationforInfectious
Diseases(NFID),andAmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysicians(AAFP)(Vaccines

ProCon.org)..TheWHO(WorldHealthOrganization)states,"Vaccinesareverysafe."The
USDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesstates,"Vaccinesaresomeofthesafestmedical
productsavailable(VaccinesProCon.org).Ifvaccineswerenotsafethismanymajormedical
institutionswouldnotstandbyvaccines.Vaccinesareclearlysomethingeveryoneshould
receivebecauseofthesemanyhighlyregardedmedicalinstitutionsstatingandstandingbythat
vaccinesaresafe.Ifvaccineswereunsafeorevenquestionablyunsafethesemanyworld
renownedmedicalinstitutionswouldnotstandbythatvaccinesaresafe.

Vaccinesandtheiringredientsareverysafe.Someexamplesofthisarethatingredients,suchas
thimerosal,formaldehyde,andaluminum,canbeharmfulinlargedoses,buttheyarenotusedin
harmfulquantitiesinvaccines(VaccinesProCon.org)..Withtheexceptionofinactivatedflu
vaccines,thimerosalhasbeenremovedorreducedtotraceamountsinvaccinesforchildren
under6yearsold.Childrenalsoareexposedtomorealuminuminbreastmilkandinfantformula
thantheyareexposedtoinvaccines.PaulOffit,MD,saidthatchildrenareexposedtomore
bacteria,viruses,toxins,andotherharmfulsubstancesinonedayofnormalactivitythanin
vaccines(VaccinesProCon.org).
Vaccinescontainverysmallamountsofingredientsthatcould
beharmfulinlargeamounts.Alsoingredientsthatcouldbeharmfulhavebeentakenoutof
vaccines.Vaccinescontainverylittleornochemicals,makingthemsafeforchildrenwhoare
receivingthem.Vaccineshavelessaluminumthemilkorformulathatinfantsdrinkeveryday.
Childrenarealsoexposedtomoretoxinsandharmfulchemicalsintheireverydaylifethanthey
everwillbeexposedtoinavaccine.Itwouldbesafertonotletyourchildrendonormalactivity

thenitwouldtonotvaccinateyourchild.Alsovaccinespreventdiseasevirusesandtoxinsthat
childrenareexposedtoindailyactivityfromdoingharmtoyourchild.

Vaccinesareverysafe.Thisisbecausegovernmentagenciesareverycarefultomakesure
vaccinesaresafe.T
heFDArequiresupto10ormoreyearsoftestingforallvaccinesbeforethey
arelicensed,andthentheyaremonitoredbytheCDCandtheFDAtomakesurethevaccines
andtheingredientsusedinthevaccinesaresafe(VaccinesProCon.org).
Thefederaldrug
administrationrunbythegovernmentdoesnotletavaccinebeonthemarketiftheyhavenot
had10ormoreyearsoftesting.VaccinesiftheyarepassedbytheFDAaremonitoredtomake
suretheyaresafe.DrugcompanieshavetomakesuretherevaccinesaresafeotherwisetheFDA
willnotallowthemtobesoldandtheywillmakenomoney.Drugcompanieswanttomake
moneyandtheonlywaytodothatistohaveasafevaccinesodrugcompaniesareverycareful
tomakesurevaccinesaresafe.

Vaccinessavemoneyandpain.Asmallpinchfromashotisalotlesspainfulthanahorrid
diseaseandtheireffects.Mostdiseasesthatvaccinespreventhavehorrideffectsonthehuman
body.Suchasmeaslesthatcauseskinlesions,numerousproblemssuchasmeningitis,andeven
death.Vaccinespreventchickenpoxthatalsopreventstheonsetofshingleswhicharepainful
blistersontheskinusuallyfoundthroughoutthetorsowhichcanbecontagious.Vaccines
preventpoliowhichcanleadtolossofreflexes,severemuscleachesorweakness,looseand
floppylimbs(flaccidparalysis)(
www.mayoclinic.org
).Somesymptomsofpoliocanlastan
averageof35yearsafterapersonhashadpolio(
www.mayoclinic.org
).Someofthese

symptomsincludeprogressivemuscleorjointweaknessandpain,generalfatigue,exhaustion
afterminimalactivity,muscleatrophy,breathingorswallowingproblems,sleeprelated
breathingdisorders,suchassleepapnea,decreasedtoleranceofcoldtemperaturescognitive
problems,suchasconcentrationandmemorydifficulties,anddepressionormoodswings
(
www.mayoclinic.org
).Theseterriblesymptomsofthisterriblediseasethatlastalifetimecan
allbepreventedwithsingledoseofavaccine.Achildwouldbeexposedtotheseeffectsofa
terriblediseasethatwouldhappentothem,achildcouldeasilybekeptsafefromthesehorrid
diseaseswithvaccines.Adiseasedoesnotalwayshavetemporarysymptoms.Themiserable
repercussionsofadiseasecanlastmonth'sdecadesandalifetime.Somesurvivorsofpoliohave
troublewalkingfortherestoftheirlives.vaccineswereinventedtostopchildandhuman
suffering,andthatsexactlywhatvaccinesdowithpreventingtheseawfuldiseasesandthe
terribleeffectsofthemthatlastalifetime.

Vaccinessaveparentsmoney.Aparentusuallyhavetostayhomewithanillchildandchildren
canbesickforextendedamountsoftime.Childrenunderfivewiththefluarecontagiousfor
abouteightdays,accordingtoa2012CDCstudy,costtheirparentsanaverageof11to73hours
ofwages(VaccinesProCon.org).

Thiscostparentsmoney,paidtimeoffdaysandwillaffectthe
restoftheiryearwithhowmanyPTOdaystheyhave.Thiswillalsoaffecttheparentsincome
fortheyeariftheygetpaidwithhourlyorgetpaidforworkingextrahours.Parentsmayhaveto
notevenpayforthevaccinesthankstoPatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct(PPACA,or

Obamacare).Oftenvaccinesareavailabletochildrenandadultswithoutcopaytoinsurance
companies.

Vaccinessavethegovernmentmoney.Thisisbecausethegovernmenthastopayforemergency
outbreaks.Ina2008outbreakofmeaslesinSanDiego,CAresultedin11unvaccinatedchildren
catchingmeaslesandaresultingnetpublicsectorcostof$10,376percase(or,$123,512total)
duetoemergencyvaccinationandoutbreakresponse(VaccinesProCon.org).Withthe
governmenthavingtospendhundredsofthousandsofdollarsonemergencyoutbreaksof
diseasesittakesawaymoneyfromothergovernmentprograms.Theseincludegovernment
programssuchasObamacare,roadimprovement,moneyforschools,police,firedepartment,
governmentjobs,governmentassistanceandmuchmore.

Inconclusionvaccinespreventterriblediseasesandthesymptomsthatcomealongwiththem.
Vaccinessavethegovernmentandadultsmoney,theyalsosavethechildrenandadultsalotof
painwithnothavingtobearthesymptomsofaterriblediseasethatcanlastalifetime.Vaccines
areverysafeandsupportedbyalltopnotchworldrenownedmedicalinstitutions.Anyonewho
hasn'tbeenvaccinatedsaveyourselftimeandmoneyandpainandgototheyournearestdoctor
orclinicandgetvaccinatedtoday.

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